Posted on 01/19/2016 4:10:19 PM PST by TBBT
Trump was shocked that Cruz came out against ethanol subsidies because that's the only way you can win Iowa:
But he's very happy to announce an endorsement from Sarah Palin, who called to end ALL energy subsidies in 2011:
Asked Tuesday whether she supports the federal subsidy of ethanol, an always critical issue in the presidential nominating cycle, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin went one step further and called for the elimination of all energy subsidies.
"I think that all of our energy subsidies need to be relooked at today and eliminated," Palin told RCP during a quick stop at a coffee shop in this picturesque town tucked into the south-central Pennsylvania countryside. "And we need to make sure that we're investing and allowing our businesses to invest in reliable energy products right now that aren't going to necessitate subsidies because, bottom line, we can't afford it."
If she runs for president, Palin plans to make energy issues a centerpiece of her campaign and will tout her record as governor on restructuring the oil tax regime in Alaska and initiating a massive natural gas pipeline project, which currently remains in limbo.
Her emphatic stance against ethanol subsidies may ruffle some feathers in the nation's first voting state of Iowa, but it will also win her kudos from fiscal conservatives who praised former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty when, in a speech announcing his candidacy in Des Moines, he called for the phasing out of the federal subsidies that cost taxpayers about $5 billion last year.
Right... That’ll work...
No it was not to increase the fuel supply. It was “green” and “renewable” that big government loves. It had nothing to do with supply of oil or economics.
Not to worry! Sarah Palin is a failed Governor from a cold state. She can’t have much of a following among Conservatives. The Natural Born Canadian can pull this out!
Cruz wants to eliminate the subsidy in 5 years. Wouldn't it be smarter to just determine what the equates to over a 5 year period and just cut a check? That way, there wouldn't be 5 years of administrative costs associated with it and whatever government infrastructure there is could be eliminated. Money saved.
The term "renewable energy" is so over used. Once it's used, it's gone.
Contrast that with people like Jeb and Rubio who have literally pissed away hundreds of millions of dollars on ads and traditional media that haven't moved their poll numbers tenths of percentages.
Aren’t you getting tired of this?
I mean...you get up in the morning before you brush you teeth... and it’s non stop Trump bashing...
What’s with you, My Friend...? Serioiusly...what is with you?
Please join us. We need your energy...
Cruz and Paul and Rubio etc.... their time will come...
But they are the establishment holding to their donors...
Their time will come... but not now...
Please join us!!!!
This was an unforgettable evening...
Exactly. The man is a liberal and his record proves it. He can and will say anything necessary to fool the gullible. And fool them he has.
Yes, why...
There’s significantly less energy in a gallon of ethanol verses a gallon of gasoline so your car gets less mileage requiring more fuel to travel the same distance.
It is all about cronyism and going “green”. Never mind the “green” part isn’t actually true.
Mayhaps Sooper is an illegal after all? Would splain his leanings.
I hate ethanol. Discouraging that he sucking up, especially so soon.
We can thank Trump for single-handedly taking out JEB, the media, the GOPe & their big donors and even setting the dems back a notch or two. And he has barely spent any money doing it while the corrupt GOPe and related PACs have wasted tens if not hundreds of millions trying to hold on to their power base. And I don't feel humiliated a bit. Grateful that PC is being destroyed and the rules rewritten.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3384700/posts
This is all you have? Puh-lease...
I am not going to agree with everything Trump advocates.
Do I like corn subsidies for Ethanol? No.
There are probably ten things Trump is going to do, and perhaps even 20 that cause me to think this is the least of our problems.
M’Kay ... gotcha.
The Dangers of Ethanol and the damage it does
Environmental issues and what is happening
On this week’s Jacki Daily Show, Jacki speaks with Pam Villarreal of the National Center for Policy Analysis about other options besides college. She also talks with the Car Coach, Lauren Fix(www.laurenfix.com)about how bad E15 ethanol is for your cars. She is also joined by the CEO of Nouveau Inc, Brigham McCown, to discuss federal transportation safety and energy infrastructure policy.
https://soundcloud.com/jacki-daily/fracking-lifts-hs-drop-out-rate-real-oil-safety-record-pipelines-rail-ethanol15-kills-warranties
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On this week’s show Jacki speaks with Kathleen Hartnett White of the Texas Public Policy Foundation about her new book, Fueling Freedom, laying out the economic and ethical case for fossil fuels. She also weighs in on the President’s job-killing “Clean Power Plan.” Jacki also talks with Jim Amos, Chairman of Proctor & Gamble’s Franchising Division, about why the International Franchise Association opposes the Renewable Fuel Standard.
https://soundcloud.com/jacki-daily/why-wendys-opposes-ethanol-law-amospg-franchising-fossil-fuels-lift-billions-from-poverty-white
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Jacki is joined by Vance Ginn, an Economist in the Center for Fiscal Policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation in Austin, TX. Jacki speaks with Leigh Thompson, Attorney & Policy Analyst at the Center for the American Future &
Armstrong Center for Energy and the Environment Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Jacki also talks with TX State Geologist, Dr. Scott Tinker,about his new project to track and study earthquakes in Texas.
https://soundcloud.com/jacki-daily/green-jobs-fail-cas-critters-before-humans-water-policy-txs-new-earthquake-fracking-study
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https://soundcloud.com/jacki-daily/moral-case-for-fossil-fuels-restricting-them-means-loss-of-human-life-ethanol-mandate-kills-jobs
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On this week’s show, Jacki is joined by Kathleen Hartnett White, who will talk about Obama’s new ozone rules: No Cost Too High, No Risk Too Low. Then Mike Ciandella of the Media Research Center talks about his new publication: “Climate Hypocrites and the Media Who Love Them; The Not-So-Green Habits of Hollywood Gasbags.” Then, Gifford Briggs of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association talks about how lawsuits against Louisiana energy companies are enriching lawyers, killing tens of thousands of jobs, hurting the economy for the people of LA, and doing nothing to clean LA’s environment.
https://soundcloud.com/jacki-daily/hollywood-climate-hypocrites
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Jacki is joined by Rob Henneke of the Texas Public Policy Foundation to discuss the upcoming At the Crossroads: Energy & Climate Policy Summit on November 19th 2015 Jacki is also joined by Robert Zubrin, author of” Merchants of Despair: Radical Environmentalists, Criminal Pseudo-Scientists, and the Fatal Cult of Antihumanism”
https://soundcloud.com/jacki-daily/radical-environmentalist-are-anti-humanist-11815
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https://soundcloud.com/jacki-daily/media-bias-with-climate-news
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Do Meat Eaters or Vegans create more carbon emissions? Jacki answers that question on this week’s Jacki Daily show.
Jacki is joined by Chet Thompson the President of The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers to discuss the renewable fuel standard.
Jacki also talks with Leigh Thompson of the Texas Public Foundation to discuss the Paris Climate Conference and the upcoming Policy Orientation on January 6th, 2016.
https://soundcloud.com/jacki-daily/the-radical-green-movement-and-vegans-are-hurting-the-earth
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A Frightening History of the Militant Greens
http://jackidaily.com/2016/01/08/a-frightening-history-of-the-militant-greens/
Robert Zubrin’s book, Merchants of Despair, shows how some of the most tragic events of the 19th and 20th centuries were inspired by radical environmentalists who used the “green†agenda to mask scary ambitions.
Trump actually wants federal regulators to force higher percentages of ethanol blended into gasoline.
Again he wants big government to force it on American citizens.
Was that sarcastic or am I too shell shocked these days?
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